It’s game day!
The Winnipeg Jets take flight tonight to face the Dallas Stars at the Canada Life Center in game 14.
See how your Winnipeg Jets shape up tonight against the Dallas Stars.
Details for Tonight’s Game
TV: TSN3
Radio: 680 CJOB
Game 14: Winnipeg Jets (7-4-2, T-3rd in Central Division) vs Dallas Stars (8-3-1, 1st in Central Division)
Date: Saturday, November 11
Time: 2:00 pm CST
Betting Odds (Per Betway)
**SUBJECT TO CHANGE BEFORE PUCK DROP**
Winnipeg Jets: +105 (2.05)
Dallas Stars: -125(1.80)
Over/Under: 5.5
Over 5.5: +110 (1.74)
Under 5.5: -135 (2.10)
Previous Game Recap & Statistics
The Winnipeg Jets kicked off their five-game homestand on Thursday, November 9, with a 6-3 win over the Nashville Predators. However, it wasn’t an easy win by any means. The first period saw the building nearly boil over. Mason Appleton opened the scoring to put the Jets up 1-0, but Filip Forsberg wasn’t too far behind him, scoring the tying goal. Not too long after Forsberg’s goal, Jeremy Lauzon and Adam Lowry would have a scrap that saw Lowry get the better of Lauzon. About a minute after Lowry was out of the bog after his tilt with Lauzon, Lowry found himself back in the penalty box for another fight with Cole Smith. Lauzon received five minutes for fighting, and Lowry doubled up on five-minute majors for fighting, while Cole Smith got two for instigating, five for fighting, and a 10-minute misconduct.
While the place was unhinged after Lowry’s back-to-back fights, the second period gave the fans in attendance so much more to look forward to. Kyle Connor would score two goals in just two minutes and a bit apart, while Cole Perfetti followed it up with a power-play goal for the Jets, putting the team up 4-1. Filip Forsberg attempted to spoil the Jets parade by scoring his second of the game, but this proved to be ineffective as the period closed with a score of 4-2.
Brendan Dillon opened the scoring in the third period to put the Jets up 5-2, while Philip Tomasino brought the Predators back to within two goals. Kyle Connor eventually scored another goal to get a hat trick on the game and secure the Jets 6-3 victory over Nashville.
Laurent Brossoit found his first victory of the season, facing 23 shots and stopping 20. Brossoit now sits with three games started with a record of one win, loss, and an overtime loss.
Preview of Winnipeg Jets vs Dallas Stars
In the Stars and Jets’ five previous meetings, Dallas has a slight edge over Winnipeg, up three wins to two. The keynote is that each meeting was a close meeting with two games going into overtime; Dallas and Winnipeg are tied for overtime wins in the previous five meetings.
Key Things To Look For In Tonight’s Game
The Jets are getting red hot. The Winnipeg Jets are starting to heat up after their slow start to the season, where they struggled to stay around the 0.500 mark. While it is a collective effort, interim head coach Scott Arniel has made a great decision by making minor tweaks to the lineup. This could become the key to a long winning streak for the Jets and could serve as a massive advantage as they look to overtake control of the central division.
Perfetti should be on the first line. Don’t get me wrong, Alex Iafallo is working wonderfully with Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele. It’s just a matter of consistently getting production out of all four lines. Cole Perfetti has outworked many of his expectations up until now, and he’s continuing to show that he might be the answer we currently need to a few problems.
Arniel’s line deployment. Interim head coach Scott Arniel has mastered the art of deploying his lineup. The Winnipeg Jets dominated every aspect of the game versus Nashville. Winnipeg outshot Nashville 37-23 and went 5/5 on the penalty kill. Scott Arniel also masterfully put his best defensive lines out on Nashville’s top offensive threats, allowing for minimal high-danger changes on Brossoit throughout the game. If the Winnipeg Jets can continue this system in the long run, this might be one of their biggest advantages and weaknesses as the season progresses.
Stats Leaders For Each Team
Goals: DAL – Joe Pavelski (5 goals), WPG – Kyle Connor (11 goals)
Assists: DAL – Joe Pavelski/Jason Robertson (7 assists), WPG – Mark Scheifele (11 assists)
Points: DAL – Joe Pavelski (12 points), WPG – Kyle Connor/Mark Scheifele (16 points)
Average Time On Ice: DAL – Miro Heiskanen (25:17 TOI), WPG – Josh Morrissey (24:25 TOI)
Penalty Minutes: DAL – Mason Marchment (29 PIM), WPG – Dylan Samberg (29 PIM)
Plus/Minus: DAL – Wyatt Johnston (+5) & Joe Pavelski (-2), WPG – Dylan DeMelo (+7) & Nikolaj Ehlers (-5)
Shots On Goal: DAL – Joe Pavelski/Jason Robertson/Roope Hintz (30 SOG), WPG – Kyle Connor (60 SOG)
Hits: DAL – Ty Dellandrea (15 Hits), WPG – Brendan Dillon (34 Hits)
Blocked Shots: DAL – Esa Lindell (29), WPG – Dylan DeMelo (19)
Dallas Stars Notes
Goals Per Game: 3.0
Goals Against Per Game: 2.5
Shots On Goal Allowed Per Game: 30.0
Shots On Goal Per Game: 33.1
Power Play Percentage: 9.1%
Penalty Kill Percentage: 92.7%
Dallas Stars Projected Lineups
#21 Jason Robertson – #24 Roope Hintz – #16 Joe Pavelski
#14 Jamie Benn – #53 Wyatt Johnston – #63 Evgenii Dadonov
#27 Mason Marchment – #95 Matt Duchene – #91 Tyler Seguin
#18 Sam Steel – #18 Radek Faksa – #15 Craig Smith
#20 Ryan Suter – #4 Miro Heiskanen
#23 Esa Lindell – #2 Jani Hakanpaa
#55 Thomas Harley – #5 Nils Lundkvist
#29 Jake Oettinger & #41 Scott Wedgewood
Projected Starting Goaltender: Jake Oettinger
Games Started: Nine
Wins/Loss Record: Six wins, two losses and one overtime loss
Goals Against Average: 2.10 GAA
Save Percentage: 0.933
Winnipeg Jets Notes
Goals Per Game: 3.6
Goals Against Per Game: 3.3
Shots On Goal Allowed Per Game: 33.1
Shots On Goal Per Game: 27.5
Power Play Percentage: 18.4%
Penalty Kill Percentage: 73.3%
Winnipeg Jets Projected Lineup
#81 Kyle Connor – #55 Mark Scheifele – #9 Alex Iafallo
#91 Cole Perfetti – #7 Vladislav Namestnikov – #27 Nikolaj Ehlers
#62 Nino Niederreiter – #17 Adam Lowry – #22 Mason Appleton
#6 Morgan Barron – #19 David Gustafsson – #15 Rasmus Kupari
#44 Josh Morrissey – #2 Dylan DeMelo
#5 Brendan Dillon – #4 Neal Pionk
#54 Dylan Samberg – #88 Nate Schmidt
#37 Connor Hellebuyck & #39 Laurent Brossoit
Projected Starting Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck
Games Started: 10
Wins/Loss Record: Six wins, three losses, and one overtime loss
Goals Against Average: 2.98 GAA
Save Percentage: 0.892
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